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astragalus

astragalus noun: synonym of anklebone.

Noun

astragalus (plural astragali)

  1. Synonym of anklebone.
    • Throughout human history, cattle astragali have been used as game dice.
    Synonyms:
    anklebone
  2. Synonym of milkvetch: a plant of the genus Astragalus.
    Synonyms:
    milkvetch

astragalus meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

astragalus in Tamil

ஆஸ்ட்டிராகலஸ், கணைக்கால் எபு, பயற்றினச்செடி

astragalus in Malayalam

astragalus
അസ്‌ട്രാഗാലസ് asṭrāgālasŭ

Synonyms of astragalus

Forms of astragalus

pluralastragali

Origin of astragalus

From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragal.

Words formed from astragalus

Questions about astragalus

What does astragalus mean?
Astragalus means synonym of anklebone.
What is astragalus in Tamil?
Astragalus in Tamil is ஆஸ்ட்டிராகலஸ், கணைக்கால் எபு, பயற்றினச்செடி. See Astragalus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is astragalus?
Astragalus is a noun.
What is the plural of astragalus?
The plural of astragalus is astragali.

Words near astragalus in the dictionary

  1. astragaloscaphoid
  2. astragaloside
  3. astragalosides
  4. astragalotibial
  5. astragals
  6. astragalus
  7. astragyromancy
  8. astrain
  9. astrakan
  10. astrakanite
  11. astrakans

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: astragalus (page history and authors); astragalus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അസ്‌ട്രാഗാലസ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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